In the report he delivered at the opening session of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China on Oct 18, General Secretary Xi Jinping said that the development of a crime prevention and control system will be accelerated to combat and punish, in accordance with law, all illegal and criminal activities, such as pornography, gambling, drug abuse, gang violence, kidnapping and fraud, and to protect people's personal rights, property rights and right to dignity.

In the report he delivered to the opening session of the Communist Party of China's 19th National Congress on Oct 18, General Secretary Xi Jinping said that a central leading group for advancing law-based governance in all areas will be set up to exercise unified leadership over efforts to establish rule of law in China.

The Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, the Supreme People's Court and China Banking Regulatory Commission have jointly announced that a "deadbeat" exposure platform will be established to oversee people who have failed to fulfill court orders

The Environmental Protection Tax Law will come into effect on Jan 1, 2018, as a separate tax law aimed at promoting the construction of ecological civilization. With the implementation of the Environmental Protection Tax Law, the pollution charge mechanism introduced in China nearly four decades ago will become history.

The Cyberspace Administration of China recently issued a document on the regulation of internet group information service, which stipulates the founder or organizer of an internet group is responsible for its management.